ArticleeLife2019
Wind prevents cliff-breeding birds from accessing nests through loss of flight control.
Article in eLife, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.
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9 citing papers in PubMed.
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- Weather Conditions Are Systematically Associated With Long-Range Nonroutine Movements in a Large Scavenger.Ecology and evolution · 2026Article
- Windy weather drives social structure in wild zebra finches.Movement ecology · 2026Article
- Gull dynamic pitch stability is controlled by wing morphing.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2022Article
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- The evolution of darker wings in seabirds in relation to temperature-dependent flight efficiency.Journal of the Royal Society, Interface · 2021Article
- How animals distribute themselves in space: energy landscapes of Antarctic avian predators.Movement ecology · 2021Article
- Bird wings act as a suspension system that rejects gusts.Proceedings. Biological sciences · 2020Article
- Alcids 'fly' at efficient Strouhal numbers in both air and water but vary stroke velocity and angle.eLife · 2020Article
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Abstract
For fast-flying birds, the ability to respond to wind during landing is critical, as errors can lead to injury or even death. Nonetheless, landing ability, and its ecological significance, remain unstudied. We show that for auks, 60% of attempts to land at their cliff nests fail in a strong breeze (80% in near-gale winds). This is most likely because wind interferes with the ability to maintain flight control in the last phase of landing. Their extreme flight costs mean that the energetic penalty for multiple landing attempts is high. We propose that exposure, and ability to respond to, such conditions will influence the suitability of breeding habitat. In support of this (i) auk colonies appear to be orientated away from prevailing winds and (ii) landing success within colonies is higher on crowded ledges with more airspace for manoeuvring. More generally, the interplay between wind and flight capacities could impact breeding distributions across species and scales.
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